About This Course
God is beyond human comprehension, but that has not stopped Jewish thinkers from attempting to describe God. The Jewish God is referred to with many names and euphemisms, though God’s scriptural names are traditionally only pronounced during religious activities. Belief in one God is one of Judaism’s defining characteristics. Nonetheless, some parts of the Torah seem less monotheistic than others. In addition, there are minor currents of thought within Judaism that play down the importance of belief in God.
This course will trace how humanity created the concept of God, and how that God is the answer to all of our thoughts, wants, and ideas from science to religion. From the very young to the very old the idea and concept of God evolves and grows just like we do.
Class is every Tuesday evening at 8 PM Eastern in the Zoom classroom available at this link.
Course Outline
Please complete Unit 1/Week 1 BEFORE your first classroom meeting on Tuesday. You will have class, then immediately start on Week 2 coursework due the following week. All coursework for that week must be done before the classroom session.
